Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)Chapter 5 : The President and National Executive88. Term of office of President |
| (1) | The President's term of office begins on assuming office and ends upon a vacancy occurring or when the person next elected President assumes office. |
| (2) | No person may hold office as President for more than two terms, but when a person is elected to fill a vacancy in the office of President, the period between that election and the next election of a President is not regarded as a term. |